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4._o to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o band_n of_o peace_n continue_v 3._o continue_v philip._n 1._o &_o 1_o petr._n 3._o in_o one_o spirit_n and_o one_o mind_n which_o sacred_a and_o indelible_a stamp_n of_o unity_n be_v so_o proper_a to_o god_n even_o in_o this_o secondary_a acceptance_n that_o therefore_o the_o 14._o the_o 1._o â—or_a 14._o apostle_n style_v he_o the_o god_n not_o of_o dissension_n but_o of_o unity_n here_o than_o it_o come_v to_o be_v examine_v to_o which_o church_n this_o venerable_a title_n of_o unity_n may_v best_o seem_v to_o be_v appropriate_v touch_v the_o catholic_a church_n we_o find_v our_o own_o brethren_n though_o loath_a to_o ascribe_v to_o her_o great_a perfection_n than_o she_o true_o enjoy_v for_o willing_o nolunt_fw-la gentes_fw-la nolunt_fw-la tert._n coutra_fw-mi gentes_fw-la audire_fw-la quod_fw-la auditum_fw-la damnare_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la to_o confess_v thus_o much_o contentiones_fw-la 327._o contentiones_fw-la d._n 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beertofore_o &_o particular_o by_o kennitius_n in_o â—nchiâ—id_n p._n 63._o end_n in_o exam_n conci_fw-la tri._n part_n 1._o p._n 55._o and_o at_o this_o day_n they_o not_o suffer_v these_o book_n to_o be_v print_v in_o the_o same_o volume_n with_o other_o acknowledge_a scripture_n in_o germany_n and_o all_o profess_v protestancy_n which_o at_o this_o day_n do_v reject_v the_o epistle_n of_o jameâ—_n of_o jude_n the_o second_o of_o peter_n the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o john_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o apocalips_n second_o we_o disagree_v in_o our_o translate_n of_o confess_a scripture_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v three_o we_o disagree_v in_o the_o construction_n of_o that_o scripture_n which_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v canonical_a and_o true_o translate_v as_o will_n more_o full_o appear_v hereafter_o in_o our_o mutual_a accusation_n but_o to_o approach_v more_o near_o to_o this_o point_n the_o reader_n be_v to_o conceive_v that_o our_o 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with_o lie_v they_o end_v it_o and_o yet_o further_o we_o will_v 386._o will_v tom._n 7._o in_o defence_n verbo_fw-la coenae_fw-la domini_fw-la fol._n 386._o reprove_v and_o condemn_v they_o to_o wit_n the_o sacramentarye_n for_o idolater_n corrupter_n of_o god_n word_n blasâ—emers_n and_o deceaver_n and_o of_o they_o as_o of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o will_v sustain_v persecution_n and_o spoil_n of_o our_o good_n &c._n &c._n thus_o much_o luther_n himself_o neither_o be_v luther_n posthumi_fw-la i_o mean_v the_o lutheran_n who_o by_o testimony_n of_o d_o reason_n d_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o f._n camp_n his_o 8._o reason_n whitaker_n the_o english_a protestant_n embrace_n as_o their_o dear_a brethren_n in_o christ_n more_o mild_a in_o censure_v the_o sacramentarye_n than_o their_o father_n be_v for_o luke_n 7._o luke_n enchi_fw-la count_v calu._n cap_n 7._o osiander_n a_o lutheran_n speak_v of_o certain_a wicked_a assertion_n touch_v christ_n say_v thus_o but_o here_o gentle_a reader_n beyond_o &_o above_o those_o blasphemous_a thing_n which_o in_o the_o discourse_n afore_o we_o have_v hear_v against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n out_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o our_o adversary_n the_o â—aluinists_n there_o open_v itself_o a_o gulf_n of_o hell_n of_o caluinian_a doctrine_n in_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o hence_o of_o necessity_n must_v arise_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n manifest_a blasphemye_n against_o god_n west_n halus_fw-la a_o lutheran_n aver_v 19_o aver_v apol._n count_v calu._n p._n 430._o c._n 19_o that_o all_o the_o caluinian_a work_n be_v stuff_v with_o taunt_n curse_n and_o lie_v and_o he_o further_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a page_n of_o caluins_n work_n of_o which_o every_o one_o contain_v above_o twenty_o lie_n &_o taunt_n depravation_n taunt_n in_o his_o epist_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o caluins_n depravation_n hunnius_n a_o most_o remarkable_a lutheran_n 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let_v we_o observe_v how_o the_o sacramentarye_n carry_v themselves_o towards_o luther_n and_o first_o zuingliùs_fw-la 469._o zuingliùs_fw-la zuing._n tom_n 2._o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la luth._o confess_v fol._n 4â—8_n &_o 469._o call_v luther_n martion_n the_o old_a heretic_n &_o further_o say_v that_o luther_n be_v guilty_a of_o high_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n in_o that_o he_o teach_v that_o christ_n die_v according_a to_o his_o divinity_n he_o further_o speak_v of_o luther_n touch_v the_o same_o point_n say_v this_o can_v be_v by_o no_o reason_n explayn_v or_o excuse_v for_o luther_n clear_o and_o manifest_o confess_v that_o he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v his_o saviour_n if_o only_o his_o humanity_n have_v suffer_v zuinglius_fw-la also_o write_v in_o another_o place_n against_o 401._o against_o in_o resp_v ad_fw-la luther_n i._o desacrament_n fol._n 401._o luther_n doctrine_n thus_o provoke_v thou_o luther_n shall_v be_v force_v either_o to_o deny_v the_o whole_a scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n or_o to_o acknowledge_v martion_n heresy_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n fol._n 478_o zuinglius_fw-la say_v of_o luther_n thus_o en_fw-fr ut_fw-la totum_fw-la
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